Wisconsin Administrative Code

Trans 250.01 Purpose and scope. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish general policies which apply to all types of permits authorized by ss. 348.25 to 348.27, Stats. Detailed requirements for individual types of permits are contained in chs. Trans 230 and 251 to 275. (2…

Trans 250.02 Definitions. (1) The definitions of words and phrases in chs. 340, 348, and 990, Stats., except s. 990.01 (12), Stats., apply to chs. Trans 250 to 275 unless a different definition is specifically provided. (2) As used in chs. Trans 250 to 275: (c) XMultiple trip per…

Trans 250.025 Permit applications. (1) The department shall receive applications for the oversize and overweight permits authorized by ss. 348.25 to 348.27, Stats. Within 30 days after receiving a fully completed application and the required permit fees, the department shall revi…

Trans 250.03 Permit fees. Except as provided in s. 348.17, Stats., the department shall charge the fees specified in s. 348.25 (8) (a) to (dm), Stats., for any single trip or multiple trip permit issued. The fee for a multiple trip permit applies regardless of the length of time …

Trans 250.05 Special investigation fees. (1) The department shall charge the following special investigation fees: (a) For each single trip permit for a width exceeding 16 feet, a region review fee of $10 for each region through which the load is routed to cover the costs incurre…

Trans 250.06 Fees for amending permits. (1) The department shall charge the following fees for amending a permit after it is issued. (a) If the size or weight of the vehicle or vehicles and load is changed, the fee calculated under s. Trans 250.03 for the permit the chapter was l…

Trans 250.07 Fees for additional copies of permits. (1) The department shall charge $0.25 per page for copies of permits after the time of original issuance and for copies of permits in excess of 2, including the original, at the time of original issuance. (2) In addition to the …

Trans 250.08 Governments exempt from fees. No fee under s. Trans 250.03 or ss. Trans 250.05 to 250.07 shall be charged to any department of a state nor to any county, town, or municipality nor to any branch of the United States government or any foreign government for any type of…

Trans 250.09 Effective and expiration dates of permits. (1) Permits and amendments to permits issued prior to 2 the effective date shown in the permit become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the effective date shown, unless a different time is shown in the permit. (2) Permits and amend…

Trans 250.10 Limitations on amendments to permits. (1) No permit may be amended to change the permittee from one person to another. (2) No multiple trip permit may be amended to change the vehicle for which the permit is valid. (3) A permit may not be amended to increase the size…

Trans 250.11 Validity of bridge and region reviews. Bridge and region reviews conducted for an applicant are valid for 90 days and shall not be repeated for subsequent permit applications from that applicant during that period unless the department has knowledge that highway cond…

Trans 251.01 Definitions. (1) Words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01, 348.01, and 348.15 (1), Stats., are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. (2) XAxle-groupY means one or more axles which support one end of a vehicle. N…

Trans 251.02 Vehicle weight authorized by annual permits. (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle-group or by any axle or combination of 2 or more consecutive axles within an axle-group on a vehicle o…

Trans 251.03 Vehicle weight authorized by pole length and pulpwood permits and by transportation of coal permits. (1) In this section: (a) XTandem axleY means 2 axles not less than 42 inches apart but less than 108 inches apart articulated from a common point provided there is no…

Trans 251.04 Vehicle weight authorized by other multiple trip permits. The axle, axle-group, and gross weights authorized by a general permit, an industrial interplant permit, or an emergency energy conservation permit shall be as stated in the permit. History: Cr. Register, Janu…

Trans 251.05 Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of garbage or refuse permits and by the transportation of scrap permits. (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any axle group or by any axle or combi-…

Trans 251.06 Vehicle weight authorized by transportation of raw forest and agricultural products permits. (1) Unless otherwise provided in the approved permit, the gross weight imposed on the highway by any wheel, axle, or any group of 2 or more consecutive axles of a vehicle or …

Trans 252.01 Authority, purpose and scope. (1) This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority of the department under s. 348.25 (3), Stats. (2) The purpose of this chapter is to interpret and implement s. 348.25 (3), Stats., by establishing the general policies which apply to …

Trans 252.02 Definitions. Unless otherwise stated, the definitions of words and phrases in ss. 340.01 and 348.01(2), Stats., and s. Trans 250.02 apply to this chapter. History: Cr. Register, June, 1989, No. 402, eff. 7-1-89; am (2), r. (3), Register, July, 1991, No. 427, eff. 8-1…

Trans 252.03 General conditions. (1) The department or local authority issuing a permit may require the use of an escort vehicle, or escort vehicles, as a condition of operation under any oversize or overweight permit. (2) When required by the terms of a permit, the permittee sha…

Trans 252.04 Operator qualifications and duties. (1) An escort vehicle shall be checked by the escort operator before each escort assignment to make sure that it is in safe operating condition. (2) No person may operate an escort vehicle unless the person is at least 18 years of …

Trans 252.05 Vehicle and equipment requirements. (1) VEHICLE. An escort vehicle shall be a Type 1 automobile or a single-unit motor truck of not more than 16,000 pounds actual gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating or registered weight. The escort vehicle shall be so d…

Trans 252.06 Police escorts exempted. (1) An escort vehicle which is a marked police squad car is exempt from the vehicle, flag and sign requirements of s. Trans 252.05 (1) and (2). Normal police red or blue emergency lights shall be deemed to satisfy the warning lamps requiremen…

Trans 253.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of overweight and oversize permits for the transportation of commodities and goods in Wisconsin, within 11 miles of the Wisconsin-Michigan border, pursuant to s. 348.27 (9)…

Trans 253.02 Definitions. Unless otherwise stated, the definitions of words and phrases in ss. 340.01 and 348.01 (2), Stats., and s. Trans 250.02 apply to this chapter. In this chapter, XpermitY means multiple trip overweight or oversize permits authorized under s. 348.27 (9) (a)…

Trans 253.03 Overweight and oversize permits; general. (1) The department may issue annual or consecutive month permits for the transportation of overweight and overlength loads in vehicles meeting the requirements of this chapter. (2) A permit issued under this chapter is not a …

Trans 253.04 Permit application. An application for a permit shall be submitted on a department form and shall include the following: (1) The name, address and telephone number of the applicant. (2) The name and address of the applicant[s insurer, and the applicant[s policy numbe…

Trans 253.05 Eligibility. The department may issue permits for vehicles under this chapter only to applicants that meet all of the following requirements: (1) STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS. The vehicle and any load satisfy the requirements for a permit under s. 348.25, Stats. (2) TRANSP…

Trans 253.06 Validity. A permit issued under this chapter is valid only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) PERMITTED VEHICLE ONLY. It is used for the vehicle described in the application and permit. (2) PERMIT CONDITIONS FOLLOWED. All conditions of the permit are met…

Trans 253.065 Times of operation. (1) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, a vehicle or load, or both, that is overweight, but not oversize, may operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. (2) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, no oversize vehicle or ve…

Trans 253.07 Transfers. In the event of a breakdown or other circumstance requiring a change of the power unit or trailer identified on the permit, the permit holder may transfer the permit to another vehicle, under the control of the permittee, following the completion of a new …

Trans 253.08 Insurance and liability conditions. (1) A permittee shall: (a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible. (b) Hold the state, its subdivisions, officers, employees a…

Trans 253.09 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. (1) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s. 348.25 (7), Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include the following: (a) Violation of any condition …

Trans 254.01 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of single trip oversize or overweight permits, pursuant to s. 348.26 (2), Stats. History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.

Trans 254.02 Definitions. (1) Unless otherwise stated, the definitions of words and phrases in ss. 340.01 and 348.01 (2), Stats., and s. Trans 250.02 apply to this chapter. (2) As used in this chapter: (a) XIssuing authorityY means the department of transportation or the officer …

Trans 254.03 Permit application. (1) An application for a permit shall be submitted to an issuing authority on a form approved by the department, and in accordance with s. 348.26, Stats. (1m) The application shall include all requested information, including the applicant[s elect…

Trans 254.04 Permit amendments. (1) An application for an amendment to a permit shall be made to the issuing authority which issued the original permit. (2) An application for an amendment may be made in the same manner as an application for an original permit. (3) The request sh…

Trans 254.05 Eligibility. (1) Any vehicle or vehicle and load to be considered as operating under a permit shall satisfy requirements for a permit under s. 348.25, Stats. (2) An issuing authority may not issue a permit for mobile homes or camping trailers under this chapter. the …

Trans 254.06 Validity. (1) A permit is valid only for the vehicle described in the application and permit. (2) An issuing authority may suspend a permit, or any of its conditions, because of seasonal highway conditions. Note: Examples of seasonal highway conditions include spring…

Trans 254.07 Registration requirements. (1) A vehicle operating under a permit shall be registered as required by Wisconsin Statutes, and shall be registered at not less than the permit weight or at the maximum available registration weight, whichever is less. 2 (2) All other ope…

Trans 254.08 Driver and operating requirements. (1) The driver of a vehicle operating under a permit shall carry the permit in the vehicle to which it applies and shall have the permit available for inspection by any police officer, representative of the issuing authority, or per…

Trans 254.09 Maximum size, weight and loading limitations. (1) The maximum size, axle, axle combination, and total weight limitations authorized by a permit may not be exceeded. (2) Property transported under a permit shall be loaded to minimize its size and weight. (3) An oversi…

Trans 254.10 Equipment requirements. (1) LIGHTING. An oversize vehicle, or a vehicle with an oversize load operating during the hours of darkness, shall be equipped with the following additional lamps: (a) For a vehicle with a load which extends beyond the width of the vehicle: 1…

Trans 254.11 Times of operation. (1) Except as otherwise specified in a permit, a vehicle, load, or vehicle and load that is overweight, but not oversize, may operate 24 hours a day, including weekends and restricted-travel holidays. (2) Except as otherwise specified in a permit,…

Trans 254.12 Route limitations. (1) No vehicle, vehicle combination, or load exceeding 16 feet in width may be operated or transported upon any portion of the national system of interstate and defense highways unless the permit contains a special condition authorizing movement wi…

Trans 254.13 Power unit change. In the event of a breakdown or unavailability of the power unit listed on the application and permit, another power unit may be substituted, provided that the make and vehicle identification number, or license number and state, of the substitute po…

Trans 254.14 Insurance and liability conditions. (1) In applying for and accepting a permit, a permittee agrees to: (a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the permittee is legally responsible. (b) Hold the st…

Trans 254.15 General conditions and requirements. (1) A permittee shall comply with all applicable statutes, ordinances, rules and policies of any state agency or subdivision of the state, unless they are modified by the conditions of the permit. (2) When a vehicle operating unde…

Trans 254.16 Special conditions. (1) When a load is transported under a permit, the permittee may be required by an issuing authority to provide a traffic officer or flagperson to direct traffic, one or more escorts, or police escorts, or any combination thereof. the chapter was …

Trans 254.17 Denial, suspension or revocation of permit. (1) An issuing authority may deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for good cause, pursuant to s. 348.25 (7), Stats. Grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit include: (a) Violation of any condition of a per…